Memory identification and recovery method and system based on recognition

ABSTRACT

The present invention is adapted for recognition technology improvement, which provides a memory identification and recovery method based on recognition, including: S1. collecting the data information from the scene of activity through a recognition device; S2. conducting salient feature extraction to the data information collected from the scene and generating feature marks; S3. building mapping relations between the generated feature marks and the extracted data information, automatically generating memory information in the database, and storing the information in the database; S4. inputting related data information for searching; S5. selecting a corresponding method to search the generated memory information in the database based on the input data information; S6. determining if there is related data information in the memory data. The method can helps to enhance memory of the user, recover memory after forget it, recover effectively through recognition technology, improve memory, and retrieve memory quickly after memory loss, which is convenient and efficient.

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BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION Field of Invention

The present invention is related to the field of recognition technologyimprovement, and more particularly, to a memory identification andrecovery method based on recognition.

Description of Related Arts

The present invention is mainly to help in recovery from recognition andmemory inability. Currently, most cases of memory inability are causedby Alzheimer disease, which is an insidious onset, progressive, anddegenerative nervous system disease with symptoms of the comprehensiveclinical manifestations of dysmnesia aphasia, apraxia, lost,visuospatial function deficits, executive dysfunction, and personalityand behavior changes. The cause of the disease is unknown yet and thedisease is commonly known as the geriatric disease.

The present invention may be implemented through wearable devices tohelp users with recognition and memory inability. It utilizes saliencydetection, automatic semantic image data and shape segmentation, andetc. of artificial intelligence to recognize the user's memoryautomatically, conduct feature mark generation, and store persons,matters, scenes, and etc. for the memory, so as to retrieve the relatedpersons, matters, scenes, and etc. of the memory according to the memoryneed of the user himself/herself or the other, which effectively helpsthe user to restore and recover his/her memory, overcome memoryinabilities, enjoy a better quality of life.

The present invention may also be utilized for helping memory inabilitycaused by other nervous system degenerative diseases, such as vasculardiseases, frontotemporal diseases, Parkinson's disease, and etc. Inaddition, it may also be utilized for helping memory inability caused bytraumatic brain injury, psychological amnesia, and etc.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide a memory identificationand recovery method based on recognition to solve the technical issuesof memory loss and difficulty in recovery support.

The present invention can be implemented through a memory identificationand recovery method based on recognition, comprising the steps of:

S1. collecting the data information from the scene of activity through arecognition device;

S2. conducting salient feature extraction to the data informationcollected from the scene and generating feature marks;

S3. building mapping relations between the generated feature marks andthe extracted data information, automatically generating memoryinformation in the database, and storing the information in thedatabase;

S4. inputting related data information for searching;

S5. selecting a corresponding method to search the generated memoryinformation in the database based on the input data information; and S6.determining if there is related data information in the memory data, andretrieving the data information for memory replay and memory recovery ifthere is or determining that the input information is beyond theinformation recorded in the database and returning to the step S4 ifthere is not.

Further technology of the present invention includes: feature marks isgenerated in the step S2 through a method selected from the groupconsisting of saliency detection, automatic semantic image segmentation,and combinations thereof.

Further technology of the present invention includes: the step S5 alsocomprises the step of:

S31. encrypting the memory information generated automatically andtransmitting the encrypted memory information to a cloud for big datastorage. Further technology of the present invention comprises: the stepS6 also comprises the step of:

S61. reinforcing and updating the information of the subject stored inthe memory in the database through learning after the correspondedmemory recovery was confirmed.

Further technology of the present invention includes: the recognitiondevice of the step S1 utilizes auditory sense, visual sense, gustatorysense, touch sense, and smell sense to sense the scene of activity andcollect the data information.

Further technology of the present invention includes: the related memorydata input in the step S4 comprises keyword, image, and voice for theinformation of self and others.

Further technology of the present invention includes: the search in thestep S5 is conducted through a method selected from the group consistingof artificial intelligence interaction, deep learning, searching,novelty checking, finding, and combinations thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a memoryidentification and recovery system based on recognition, comprising:

a scene acquisition unit, adapted for collecting the data informationfrom the scene of activity through a recognition device;

a mark generation unit, adapted for conducting salient featureextraction to the data information collected from the scene andgenerating feature marks;

a mapping and storing unit, adapted for building mapping relationsbetween the generated feature marks and the extracted data information,automatically generating memory information in the database, and storingthe information in the database;

an input unit, adapted for inputting related data information forsearching;

a search unit, adapted for selecting a corresponding method to searchthe generated memory information in the database based on the input datainformation; and

a determination unit, adapted for determining if there is related datainformation in the memory data, and retrieving the data information formemory replay and memory recovery if there is or determining that theinput information is beyond the information recorded in the database andreturning to the input unit if there is not.

Further technology of the present invention includes: the markgeneration unit generates feature marks through a method selected fromthe group consisting of saliency detection, automatic semantic image ordata and shape segmentation, and combinations thereof.

Further technology of the present invention includes: the mapping andstoring unit also comprises:

an encryption module, adapted for encrypting the memory informationgenerated automatically and transmitting the encrypted memoryinformation to a cloud for big data storage.

Further technology of the present invention includes: the mapping andstoring unit also comprises:

a memory data updating module, adapted for reinforcing and updating theinformation of the subject stored in the memory in the database throughlearning after the corresponded memory recovery was confirmed.

Further technology of the present invention includes: the recognitiondevice of the scene acquisition unit utilizes auditory sense, visualsense, gustatory sense, touch sense, and smell sense to sense the sceneof activity and collect the data information;

the input unit utilizes input of keyword, image, and voice for relatedmemory data for the information of self and others; and

the search unit searches through a method selected from the groupconsisting of artificial intelligence, deep learning, searching, noveltychecking, finding, and combinations thereof.

Advantages of the present invention includes that the method can helpsto enhance memory of the user, recover memory after forget it, recovereffectively through recognition technology, improve memory, and retrievememory quickly after memory loss, which is convenient and efficient.

Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from aconsideration of the ensuing description and drawings.

These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the presentinvention will become apparent from the following detailed description,the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a memory identification and recovery methodbased on recognition according to a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled inthe art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments areprovided in the following description only as examples and modificationswill be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principlesdefined in the following description would be applied to otherembodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applicationswithout departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates a flow diagram of a memory identification andrecovery method based on recognition according to a preferred embodimentof the present invention, which comprises the following in detail. Instep S1, it is to collect the data information from the scene ofactivity through a recognition device. Namely, a recognition device isutilized to collect data in the scene of the activity of the user. Thecontent of the data being collected is various during the collection,which includes the environmental information of the scene, informationof the surrounding subject(s), auditory information, information of theindicators, visual information, gustatory information, tactileinformation, smell information, information of the frequently appearingsubjects, and etc. All types of information are composed based on theorder of time in the collection process, so as to produce holistic datainformation.

In step S2, it is to conduct salient feature extraction to the datainformation collected from the scene and generate feature marks. Thatis, it utilizes a combination method of saliency detection and automaticsemantic image or data and shape segmentation to mark on the collecteddata information and extract salient data, so as to generate specialmarks for the scene and activity. Alternatively, it may also utilizeeither saliency detection or the automatic semantic image segmentationto conduct the task directly, which includes extract the data andgenerate marks. Saliency detection and the automatic semantic imagesegmentation function is mainly according to the degree of humanperceptions and the relations among the human perceptions. The humanperceptions basically include detection of the movement of pupil,eyeball and muscle around eyes, vision of the eyes, auditory sense ofthe ears, smell sense of the nose, gustatory sense of the tongue, touchsense of the skin, and etc. The saliency or significance is determinedaccording to the attention of the sense organs. For instance, it maydetect movements, such as move and stop, of the eyes, including pupil,eyeball and muscle around eyes, so as to detect the salient substance tothe perception of the eyes. When the salient substance and feeling aredetermined, it will utilize computer semantic image segmentation andcomputer semantic signal segmentation and identification to recognizethem. Besides, other artificial intelligence marking method forrecognition may also be utilized.

In step S3, it is to build mapping relations between the generatedfeature marks and the extracted data information, automatically generatememory information in the database, and store the information in thedatabase. In other words, after the marks are generated, mappingrelations will be built between the marks and the extracted datainformation in a one on one manner. Then the corresponding memoryinformation will be automatically edited and stored in the database. Thestored data information will be encrypted and upload to the cloud serverfor big data storage. This dual storage make the storing of the datasafer and more stable.

In step S4, it is to input related data information for searching. Thatis, in order to recover a lost memory, it may input keywords or otherregarding the characteristics of memory that the person wants torecover, so as to conduct a search. Besides, information of memoryfragments of the other person may also be input and utilize forsearching the mutual memory. Others like voice and image may also beutilized for searching the memory in the database.

In step S5, it is to select a corresponding method to search thegenerated memory information in the database based on the input datainformation. It may search the corresponded data information in thedatabase in various forms. For example, it can search in the forms orways of artificial intelligence, deep learning, searching, noveltychecking, finding, and combinations of more than one of them so as toverify the results therebetween. In addition, the found data informationcan also be utilized for updating and learning.

Step S6. determining if there is related data information in the memorydata, and retrieving the data information for memory replay and memoryrecovery if there is or determining that the input information is beyondthe information recorded in the database and returning to the step S4 ifthere is not. It will update part of the content of the found datainformation when replaying it. The subject and other information in thememory will be compared and updated with those in the currentinformation through the continuously reinforcement, such that the storedinformation can better store and preserve the memory and helps tostrengthen and recall the memory.

The present invention also provides a memory identification and recoverysystem based on recognition, comprising:

a scene acquisition unit, adapted for collecting the data informationfrom the scene of activity through a recognition device;

a mark generation unit, adapted for conducting salient featureextraction to the data information collected from the scene andgenerating feature marks;

a mapping and storing unit, adapted for building mapping relationsbetween the generated feature marks and the extracted data information,automatically generating memory information in the database, and storingthe information in the database;

an input unit, adapted for inputting related data information forsearching;

a search unit, adapted for selecting a corresponding method to searchthe generated memory information in the database based on the input datainformation; and

a determination unit, adapted for determining if there is related datainformation in the memory data, and retrieving the data information formemory replay and memory recovery if there is or determining that theinput information is beyond the information recorded in the database andreturning to the input unit if there is not.

The mark generation unit generates feature marks through a methodselected from the group consisting of saliency detection, automaticsemantic image segmentation, and combinations thereof.

The mapping and storing unit further comprises:

an encryption module, adapted for encrypting the memory informationgenerated automatically and transmitting the encrypted memoryinformation to a cloud for big data storage.

The determination unit further comprises:

a memory data updating module, adapted for reinforcing and updating theinformation of the subject stored in the memory in the database throughlearning after the corresponded memory recovery was confirmed.

The recognition device of the scene acquisition unit utilizes auditorysense, visual sense, gustatory sense, touch sense, and smell sense tosense the scene of activity and collect the data information,

The input unit utilizes input of keyword, image, and voice for relatedmemory data for the information of self and others,

The search unit searches through a method selected from the groupconsisting of artificial intelligence interaction, deep learning,searching, novelty checking, finding, and combinations thereof.

The method can helps to enhance memory of the user, recover memory afterforget it, recover effectively through recognition technology, improvememory, and retrieve memory quickly after memory loss, which isconvenient and efficient.

The above is just a preferred embodiment of the present invention, whichshall not limit the present invention. Any modification, equivalence,alternative, improvement, and etc. that is within the spirit andprinciple of the present invention shall be within the scope and extentof protection of the present invention.

One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of thepresent invention as shown in the drawing and described above isexemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for memory identification and recoverybased on recognition, the method comprising the steps of: (a) collectingone or more data information from a scene of activity of a user througha recognition device, wherein the one or more data information includeone or more of an environmental information of the scene of activity, aninformation of a surrounding subject of the scene of activity, anauditory information of the scene of activity, an information ofindicators of the scene of activity, a visual information of the sceneof activity, a gustatory information of the scene of activity, a tactileinformation of the scene of activity, a smell information of the sceneof activity, an information of frequently appearing subjects of thescene of activity, wherein the one or more data information are holisticdata information collected based on an order of time during thecollecting of the one or more data information from the scene ofactivity of the user; (b) conducting a salient feature extraction to theone or more data information collected from the scene of activity of theuser to form one or more extracted data information and generating oneor more feature marks for the scene of activity; (c) building mappingrelations between the feature marks generated and the extracted datainformation, automatically generating a memory information in adatabase, and storing the memory information in the database as memorydata; (d) searching for a lost memory by inputting one or more relateddata information in order to recover the lost memory from the memorydata, wherein the one or more related data information include at leastone of voice and image of the user, keywords, characteristics of amemory related to the memory information to be searched of the user, andinformation of memory fragments of a mutual person who has the memorywith the user; (e) retrieving the corresponding data information formemory replay and memory recovery when the related data information isdetermined in the memory data; and (f) repeating the above step (d) whenthe one or more related data information inputted is determined not inthe memory data.
 2. The method, as recited in claim 1, wherein the step(b), which is conducted by a combination method selected from the groupconsisting of a saliency detection according to attention of senseorgans of the user and an automatic semantic image and shapesegmentation according to a degree of human perceptions and relationsamong the human perceptions, further comprises the steps of: (b1)marking on the data information collected and extracting data from thedata information collected; and (b2) generating specific marks for thescene of activity.
 3. The method, as recited in claim 1, wherein thestep (b), which is conducted by a method selected from the groupconsisting of a saliency detection according to attention of senseorgans of the user and an automatic semantic image segmentationaccording to a degree of human perceptions and relations among the humanperceptions, further comprises the steps of: (b1) extracting data fromthe data information collected; and (b2) generating specific marks forthe scene of activity.
 4. The method, as recited in claim 2, wherein thehuman perceptions include detection of movement of pupil of the user,eyeball and muscle around eyes of the user, vision of the eyes of theuser, auditory sense of ears of the user, small sense of nose of theuser, gustatory sense of tongue of the user, touch sense of skin of theuser, wherein the saliency detection detects movements of the user,including at least move and stop of the pupil, the eyeball and musclearound the eye of the eye of the user, wherein when salient substanceand feeling are determined, a computer semantic image segmentation andcomputer semantic signal segmentation and identification is utilized forrecognition.
 5. The method, as recited in claim 3, wherein the humanperceptions include detection of movement of pupil of the user, eyeballand muscle around eyes of the user, vision of the eyes of the user,auditory sense of ears of the user, small sense of nose of the user,gustatory sense of tongue of the user, touch sense of skin of the user,wherein the saliency detection detects movements of the user, includingat least move and stop of the pupil, the eyeball and muscle around theeye of the eye of the user, wherein when salient substance and feelingare determined, a computer semantic image segmentation and computersemantic signal segmentation and identification is utilized forrecognition.
 6. The method, as recited in claim 4, wherein the step (c)further comprises the steps of encrypting the memory information storedin the database.
 7. The method, as recited in claim 5, wherein the step(c) further comprises the steps of encrypting the memory informationstored in the database.
 8. The method, as recited in claim 6, whereinthe step (c) further comprises a step of uploading the memoryinformation encrypted to a cloud server.
 9. The method, as recited inclaim 7, wherein the step (c) further comprises a step of uploading thememory information encrypted to a cloud server.
 10. The method, asrecited in claim 1, before the step (e), further comprising a step ofselecting a searching method to search for the memory informationgenerated in the database based on the one or more related datainformation inputted, wherein the searching method is elected from thegroup consisting of artificial intelligence, deep learning, noveltychecking, finding, and combination thereof.
 11. A computer implementeddevice for memory identification and recovery system based onrecognition for a user, comprising: a recognition device configured torecognize one or more data information from a scene of activity of theuser, including one or more of an environmental information of the sceneof activity, an information of a surrounding subject of the scene ofactivity, an auditory information of the scene of activity, aninformation of indicators of the scene of activity, a visual informationof the scene of activity, a gustatory information of the scene ofactivity, a tactile information of the scene of activity, a smellinformation of the scene of activity, an information of frequentlyappearing subjects of the scene of activity, wherein the one or moredata information are holistic data information collected based on anorder of time during the collecting of the one or more data informationfrom the scene of activity of the user; a scene acquisition means forcollecting the one or more data information from the scene of activityof the user through the recognition device; a mark generation means forconducting a salient feature extraction to the one or more datainformation collected from the scene of activity of the user to form oneor more extracted data information and generating one or more featuremarks for the scene of activity; a mapping and storing means forbuilding mapping relations between the feature marks generated and theextracted data information, automatically generating a memoryinformation in a database, and storing the memory information in thedatabase as memory data; and an input and search means for inputting oneor more related data information for searching a lost memory from thememory data, wherein the one or more related data information include atleast one of voice and image of the user, keywords, characteristics of amemory related to the memory information to be searched of the user, andinformation of memory fragments of a mutual person who has the memorywith the user, wherein when the related data information is determinedin the memory data, the corresponding data information is retrieved formemory replay and memory recovery.
 12. The device, as recited in claim11, wherein when the related data information is determined beyond thememory information stored in the database, the user is allowed to inputother related data information.
 13. The device, as recited in claim 11,wherein the mark generation means extracts and generates the one or morefeature marks by conducting a combination method selected from the groupconsisting of a saliency detection according to attention of senseorgans of the user and an automatic semantic image and shapesegmentation according to a degree of human perceptions and relationsamong the human perceptions, wherein the data information collected ismarked and extracted to generate specific marks for the scene ofactivity.
 14. The device, as recited in claim 11, wherein the markedgeneration means extracts and generates the one or more feature marks byconducting a method selected from the group consisting of a saliencydetection according to attention of sense organs of the user and anautomatic semantic image segmentation according to a degree of humanperceptions and relations among the human perceptions, wherein the datainformation collected is extracted to generate specific marks for thescene of activity.
 15. The device, as recited in claim 13, wherein thehuman perceptions include detection of movement of pupil of the user,eyeball and muscle around eyes of the user, vision of the eyes of theuser, auditory sense of ears of the user, small sense of nose of theuser, gustatory sense of tongue of the user, touch sense of skin of theuser, wherein the saliency detection detects movements of the user,including at least move and stop of the pupil, the eyeball and musclearound the eye of the eye of the user, wherein when salient substanceand feeling are determined, a computer semantic image segmentation andcomputer semantic signal segmentation and identification is utilized forrecognition.
 16. The device, as recited in claim 14, wherein the humanperceptions include detection of movement of pupil of the user, eyeballand muscle around eyes of the user, vision of the eyes of the user,auditory sense of ears of the user, small sense of nose of the user,gustatory sense of tongue of the user, touch sense of skin of the user,wherein the saliency detection detects movements of the user, includingat least move and stop of the pupil, the eyeball and muscle around theeye of the eye of the user, wherein when salient substance and feelingare determined, a computer semantic image segmentation and computersemantic signal segmentation and identification is utilized forrecognition.
 17. The device, as recited in claim 15, wherein the step(c) further comprises the memory information stored in the database isencrypted and uploaded to a cloud server.
 18. The device, as recited inclaim 16, wherein the step (c) further comprises the memory informationstored in the database is encrypted and uploaded to a cloud server. 19.The device, as recited in claim 1, wherein the memory informationgenerated in the database based on the one or more related datainformation inputted is search by means of the group consisting ofartificial intelligence, deep learning, novelty checking, finding, and acombination thereof.
 20. The device, as recited in claim 1, wherein thememory information generated in the database based on the one or morerelated data information inputted is search by means of the groupconsisting of artificial intelligence, deep learning, novelty checking,finding, and combination thereof.